Your Highness, your wife has had her virginity mark applied and married someone else.

That day at the palace, Shen Mingshu touched Wei Ziye's wound without thinking.

Without even considering that if her Gu worms were eaten, there would be nothing left in her body to keep her alive.

Moreover, she would be of no further benefit to the Empress Dowager.

Shen Mingshu's expression stiffened, though it wasn't obvious in the darkness: "You yourself said the Gu worms came from the divine physician. Since I've already consumed hers, what else do I have to fear?"

Wei Ziye slowly approached: "When the blood was dripping, I hadn't even mentioned the source of the Gu worm, yet you acted without hesitation."

"Shen Mingshu, you're very confident that your Gu is invincible, aren't you?"

A dark shadow descended, and its imposing presence exuded an oppressive aura.

Wei Ziye leaned down, grasped Shen Mingshu's chin, and looked at her with unwavering determination.

"You dare not speak out because you too realize that the Gu within you comes from beyond this realm!"

Upon hearing the words "outside the realm," Shen Mingshu's breath caught in her throat for a moment.

She looked at the clarity in Wei Ziye's eyes, her expression solemn, and it took her a while to speak.

"So that's why you were in such a hurry to break off our relationship that night?"

"Then why are you bringing me into the manor now?" Shen Mingshu's eyes trembled. "Are you trying to force me onto a charge of treason and use it to curry favor?"

"Do we need to force it?" Wei Ziye's eyes were cold. "Do you really not know what kind of Gu is inside you?"

"If I knew, why would I have revealed it to you!"

Shen Mingshu pushed him away forcefully and got up from the dangerous spot on the bed: "What exactly do you want to say!"

The living Gu comes from beyond the realm, and one's closest relatives are there.

But looking at the genuine anger and confusion on Shen Mingshu's face, Wei Ziye couldn't make a conclusion for the time being.

Seeing his silence, Shen Mingshu sneered, "Wei Ziye, I have no obligation to tell you my private affairs. What gives you the right to deny everything about me based on a single lie?"

"If I were capable of treason, why would I offer myself as a sacrifice to the Empress Dowager? Would I be courting death?"

Wei Ziye narrowed his eyes: "A feint of retreat to advance, using the opportunity to get close to the royal family, and then a desperate last stand—Shen Mingshu, isn't this something you're capable of doing?"

"..." Wei Ziye always managed to think of things that Shen Mingshu couldn't, and his accusations always seemed to follow a logical flow.

But Shen Mingshu only just found out that she had a Gu poison inside her!

Shen Mingshu was about to scold him when a thought flashed through her mind, and she realized instead: "Are you saying I must have a motive to treason?"

"..."

Why?

Shen Mingshu looked at him in silence, then raised an eyebrow slightly: "If the other party would use the debt of saving my life to make me a traitor, then he—"

"He must be a member of royalty, right?"

"Shen Mingshu!" Wei Ziye pressed down on Shen Mingshu's shoulder, warning her coldly, "I advise you to stop fantasizing, otherwise—"

"Otherwise what?" Seeing his exasperated look, Shen Mingshu couldn't help but smile.

Wei Ziye lowered his eyes, his jawline taut with a cold, hard edge: "Or I'll kill you."

"..."

Shen Mingshu's smile slowly faded. She stared at the murderous intent in Wei Ziye's eyes, her face blank for a moment, her voice low and ethereal.

"So, you're here to kill me tonight?"

Nip any danger in the bud—that's Wei Ziye's style of doing things.

A chill crept over her delicate features, and Wei Ziye turned her face away, stepped back, and kept her distance.

"If you have any disloyalty to the Celestial Empire, I will show no mercy."

The Celestial Empire was built by his grandfather with a lifetime of hard work, but the Wei family is now distrusted by the current emperor and has no chance to protect the country.

Out of filial piety, he could not allow the Celestial Empire to fall into crisis.

Shen Mingshu found it somewhat difficult to understand.

She doesn't even know what's outside the borders, so why would she betray her country for no reason?

Could it be that Wei Ziye's prejudice against her has now reached the point where she wants to crush her at the slightest sign of it?

If that's the case, why should she still go along with him?

"Then you'd better make your move now, otherwise, hmph, you won't have another chance like this!"

"you--!"

Wei Ziye glared at Shen Mingshu, then suddenly realized something. His fingertips suddenly gripped the hairpin on Shen Mingshu's table, and with a sharp flick of his wrist, he pierced through the window paper!

There was a soft "clang" sound!

The guard swiftly drew his sword, knocking the hairpin away, and stood protectively in front of Wei Yuan. The sword hummed continuously.

Shen Mingshu quickly ran over and opened the window. When she saw Wei Yuan, her surprise was genuine, but it was also mixed with a joy that she herself had not realized.

"Ah, A-Yuan? You, why are you back in the middle of the night..."

Wei Yuan suppressed his coldness and gently stroked Shen Mingshu's cheek with his cool hand.

Her eyes softened: "I missed you."

Shen Mingshu glanced somewhat awkwardly at Wei Ziye inside the room: "You... heard everything?"

Seeing Wei Yuan nod silently, Shen Mingshu quickly explained, "I... I was just angry with him. I really don't know any of these so-called people from beyond the borders. I've never been there, so how could I betray my country?"

"Yes, I believe you."

Wei Yuan and Wei Ziye have two completely opposite attitudes.

One tried every means to prove her evil.

He believed in her goodness without hesitation—even though she had just written to him plotting a scheme.

The fact that Wei Yuan showed up today means he's willing to help her.

Regardless of how their relationship ends, Shen Mingshu will never forget his tenderness at that moment.

"Thank you."

"fool."

Wei Yuan gently brushed away the blush at the corner of her eyes, his eyes seemingly filled with starlight, encompassing all things.

"Ming Shu, you only need to know that no matter what others say or what they misunderstand, my heart is always with you."

At one moment, separated by a window, two hearts were intertwined; though the moonlight was cold, the breeze was distinctly gentle…

The atmosphere was completely shattered when Wei Ziye's icy voice rang out.

"Grandmother gave you the role of a bodyguard, not so you could be here having romantic affairs!"

Shen Mingshu woke up with a start and turned her face slightly to the side.

Wei Yuan looked at the small face so close to his own, which was now flushed slightly, and smiled. His gaze towards Wei Ziye softened considerably.

"Ming Shu and I have already been approved by our grandmother, so there's no need for you to worry, elder brother. It's late, elder brother, remember to bring evidence next time, otherwise, it'll be embarrassing if word gets out that you broke into your sister-in-law's room at night."

"Sister-in-law?"

Wei Ziye's eyes gleamed dangerously in the night.

Wei Yuan truly spared no effort in using him as a comparison, so that Shen Mingshu could see his own goodness.

Wei Ziye scoffed, stepped closer, and stood behind Shen Mingshu, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"How come I remember that my future sister-in-law is already pregnant?"

"..."

How could the things of Tiange be kept from Wei Ziye?

Or rather, he was the first person to know that Lu Youyou wanted to get pregnant.

He didn't say anything at first, but now he's saying it. How could he be clean and innocent?

Wei Yuan clenched his fists and looked at him coldly.

"you--"

The word "pregnant" hit Shen Mingshu hard, and she didn't react for a long time.

This news was like a sharp, icy blade, instantly piercing through all of Shen Mingshu's defenses!

She quietly took a half-inch back, shrank back, and looked at Wei Yuan with trembling eyes.

"How...how is this possible? How could this be?"

"...She secretly took the medicine you took last time."

Wei Yuan looked at Shen Mingshu with a gaze that was both tense and cautious, as if awaiting a verdict.

Shen Mingshu was momentarily bewildered, then belatedly realized that Wei Yuan was referring to the "one-time success" pill she had made up.

She looked at Wei Ziye in shock—Tiange really has everything!

Their eyes met, and Wei Ziye found it somewhat amusing, looking at Shen Mingshu with a malicious intent as he asked her a question.

"Are you sure this is what you ate last time?"

"..."